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Investigating the effects of management practice on mammalian co-occurrence along the West Coast of South Africa [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2020
The subtle and cascading effects (e.g., altered interspecific interactions) that anthropogenic stressors have on local ecological assemblages often go unnoticed but are concerning given their importance in ecosystem function.
Deborah Jean Winterton   +2 more
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A pilot study on dietary and faecal calcium/phosphorus ratios in different types of captive ruminating herbivores

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine and Science, 2022
Quantitative differences in calcium and phosphorus metabolism between domestic species exist and can be visualised using data on calcium and phosphorus intake and faecal excretion.
Linda Böswald   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictors of the Behavioral Intention to Participate in Saiga Antelope Conservation among Chinese Young Residents

open access: yesDiversity, 2022
Promoting public participation is a practical move to strengthen wildlife conservation. This study focuses on saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica), an endangered species which has received international concern.
Tingyu Yang   +5 more
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Prevalence and Characterization of Cryptosporidium Species in Tibetan Antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii)

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Cryptosporidium is an enteric apicomplexan parasite, which can infect multiple mammals including livestock and wildlife. Tibetan Antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) is one of the most famous wildlife species, that belongs to the first class protected wild ...
Si-Yuan Qin   +10 more
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Carcass and Offal Yields of Farmed Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx) Males, as Affected by Age and Immunocastration

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
This study investigated the effects of immunocastration and slaughter age on the carcass yield performance of intensively farmed common eland males. Eighteen male eland (five immunocastrated juveniles, three intact juveniles, five immunocastrated sub ...
Tersia Needham   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Critical Thinking and Small Group Activities

open access: yesInformal Logic, 2010
I mention the benefits, challenges, and costs of using small group activities to enhance our students’ learning of critical thinking skills in our courses, and then describe ten examples of these groups. Two of these examples are not commonly reported in
Claude Gratton
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying the true number of specimens of the extinct blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus)

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Native to southern Africa, the blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus) is the only large African mammal species known to have become extinct in historical times.
Elisabeth Hempel   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metatarsalgia: Etiology and treatment

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Physiotherapy, 1957
No abstract available.
A. C. Fisher
doaj   +1 more source

Protein Electrophoresis and Haptoglobin Values for Captive Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Serum samples collected from 37 clinically normal bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) and 13 abnormal bongo were tested using assays for acute-phase proteins (APPs) and by protein electrophoresis. Abnormal bongo samples (n = 27) had significantly higher levels
Susan L. Bartlett   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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